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Old 07-14-2013, 05:15 AM   #1
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Paralleled yamaha 2000's kick out surge protector when A/C starts?

Looking for an answer for why my 34560 in line surge protector kicks out every time my ac starts? Never had problem running ac b4 I put in surge protector in ?
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From the fact you are running ;'em in parallel I assume they are inverter generators. If they have an "Eco" mode.. Do not use it.

Does your surge protector talk to you (Error E## or Verbose errore code) to tell you WHY it cut out? Some do you know.
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Looking for an answer for why my 34560 in line surge protector kicks out every time my ac starts? Never had problem running ac b4 I put in surge protector in ?
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If the generator can't spin up fast enough to catch the starting load, it will cause a low volt/high amp situation and your surge protector will sense it.
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Old 07-15-2013, 04:18 PM   #4
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From the fact you are running ;'em in parallel I assume they are inverter generators. If they have an "Eco" mode.. Do not use it.

Does your surge protector talk to you (Error E## or Verbose errore code) to tell you WHY it cut out? Some do you know.
I will check if it does I even tried running them up b4 starting a/c but still kicked out
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I will check if it does I even tried running them up b4 starting a/c but still kicked out
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Run the gens on full throttle, turn your fan on manual and after it gets up to speed, switch your compressor on auto. If it starts and runs, your surge protector is a little too finicky about the current load. Work backwards from there, but give it about 5 minutes between each shutdown to unload the compressor.
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One of the things not mentioned is the possibility that you have a Progressive Industries EMS "To run an RV with the Progressive Industries EMS (or any other EMS) from an inverter generator such as the Honda or Yamaha 2K, you need to bond the generator neutral to the ground. Most inverter generators "float" the neutral that is do not bond it to ground. The problem is most EMS devices use the neutral/ground bond to detect that there is not an open ground. This bond usually takes place at the campground service entrance. The simplest solution is to make up a plug with a jumper between the neutral (wide blade) and ground (round pin) and plug it into the generator's duplex receptacle". From RV network.
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One of the things not mentioned is the possibility that you have a Progressive Industries EMS "To run an RV with the Progressive Industries EMS (or any other EMS) from an inverter generator such as the Honda or Yamaha 2K, you need to bond the generator neutral to the ground. Most inverter generators "float" the neutral that is do not bond it to ground. The problem is most EMS devices use the neutral/ground bond to detect that there is not an open ground. This bond usually takes place at the campground service entrance. The simplest solution is to make up a plug with a jumper between the neutral (wide blade) and ground (round pin) and plug it into the generator's duplex receptacle". From RV network.

Thanks I will try that and let u know
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I did get A/C to work by bypassing Surge protector and A/C ran fine just as it did B4.
I did discover that the Red hot wire only runs the A/C
Wondering if I could just run the Black hot through the surge protector for all the electronics protection?
Let me know if any1 has any other ideas
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Going to try to put all wires into Surge and do the ground & white bonding as suggested
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